St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
TEN ROUNDS TO A DRAW.
Black Frank and the Black Pearl
Slug Each Other Desperately.
Ktl1en Offers to Fight Cardiff for a
Thousand Dollars.

1t has not yet been settled whether Black
Frank, of st. Paul, or the Black Pearl, of
Minneapolis, is the better man with the
gloves. although crowd that filled the
Olympic theater to overlooking watched
these two puglists attempt to solve this
question, through ten rounds, last even
ing. 1t had been given out
that the contest would last fifteen
rounds. and the great crowd had expected
to see clean Knockout by some one. But
Billy Wells, in making the introductions,
said that as ten rounds would probably be
enough, no more than that would be fought.
There was some disposition to kick at this
arrangement. A good sized delegation of
prominent sporting men from Minneapolis
was present. Charles Hadley, the heavy
weight colored pugiist, was behind the
Pearl, and Tom Manning, handled Black
Frank. George La Blanche was referee.
From start to finish there was an unusual
amount of heavy smuggling, both men ap-
parently being eager to forever settle the
question Of supremacy. The Pearl had
been told by his hacker to take the defensive
for the first five rounds, let Frank force the
fighting and then in the last half of the
set-to with his good wind go in and knock
his man out. He tried to do this after a
fashion, but it kept him so actively engaged
i'll taking the defensive for five rounds that
he had not the wind to carry out the last
half of the programme. For three rounds
it was pretty nearly give and take both
men giving and receiving short arm blows,
in the
NECK AND BODY,
without apparent advantage for either
Tho ri ho6 n viz Of II,
Franks wind, while Frank gave the little
fellow any number of blows on the head and
neck. The fourth and fifth rounds were not
eventual. In the sixth and seventh the Pearl
attempted to force the fighting. as directed,
aud the two rounds. the seventh particu-
larly, were terribly fierce. But Frank
would not be rushed and his wind was
pretty good. The fighting was at close
quarters. and while at the end OF the sew
enth round Frank was pretty groggy and
could have been stopped by one or two good
blows, his opponent was too much. wintled
to give them, and the men took their
corners badly blown-both about exhausted
by the hard smuggling. The audience at the
close of this round let out a yell that could
have been heard for blocks. Both men had
many friends, and everybody expected
somebody would be knocked out. The
eighth round was Sparring for
wind by both men, and compare
lively few heavy blows were exchanged
The ninth was much the same, with little
more activity. and the tenth was another
fierce one. Blows were rained on each
others faces, necks and sides, regardless.
but each man lacked strength to give a
knock-down blow, and when the round
closed and the men, pretty well played out,
went to their corners. there was little kick
ing over the announcement that it was a
draw. Neither man got clean knock out,
though once the Pearl slipped and went to
the floor. For an exhibition of pure hard
smuggling the match has not been equaled of
late at any public entertainment in this
city, though there was no blood drawn.